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Good returns at Mt Gambier

Controversial topics on agenda at Aust Dairy Conference

Stock quality holds strong at Mt Pleasant

Finding pasture options for sandy soils

Cropping

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Work needed to cut supply chain costs

In spite of investment in recent years, more work is needed in order to keep Australia's grain transport costs down.

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Global stock lift surprises

The lift in global wheat supplies in the November USDA Report comes as a surprise.

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Trials to assess YP snail control options begin

AS AUSTRALIAN tolerances for snails in grain tighten, the need for better control within crops has been highlighted.

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Drought charity leader welcomes probe

Although there is controversy over the allocation of drought charity funds, the leader of one charity welcomes the ACNC investigation.

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Sheep

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China’s absence hitting wool market hard

In the last four to six weeks, the biggest buyer of Australian wool has been absent from the market.

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Prices turnaround in WA as live trade resumes

Mecardo looks at how the uncertainty surrounding live sheep exports has negatively impacted price spreads across a variety of West and east coast lamb and sheep markets.

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WoolPoll vote goes to preference count

WoolPoll levy rate vote so close preference count needed to determine final outcome.

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Edenhope firstcross ewes top $300

Drafts of south-west district young ewes made to $300 a head and ewe lambs to $260 at Edenhope.

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Performance key focus for Thomas family

FINDING a producer with more detailed records of his sheep’s performance than Mid North farmer Paul Thomas would be a tough task.

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Irish Vibes for sheep

At the Jerilderie sheep sale, Irish agricultural student Dwayne Shiels recalls his bond with Australian sheep

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Bendigo young ewes to $345 as demand turns sticky

Highly polished first-cross young ewes made to a state high so far this season of $345 a head at Bendigo on Friday.

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Wool Extra brought to you by AWI

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Smart ear tags detect disease

Advertiser content: A CQ University Rockhampton - basedresearcher will assess the ability of smart ear tags, developed by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), to enable farmers to help sheep farmers detect disease earlier.

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The pinnacle prize for Aussie wool

Advertiser content: In 1936, Australian woolgrowers voted for a levy to be imposed on each bale of wool they produced to promote their premium product across the world.

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Tools to help producers with best practise flystrike management plans

Advertiser content: flyboss.com.au is an AWI-funded resource available for all sheep and wool producers. One of the most effective resources on the website is the Flystrike Decision Support Tool.

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Samples needed for new flystrike study

Advertiser content: The development of resistance of the Australian blowfly to flystrike prevention chemicals is an ongoing risk. The last nation-wide survey conducted by the NSW DPI in 2011 found a low-level resistance to the flystrike chemical cyromazine common across Australia, whilst eight of these cyromazine resistant populations were also resistant to dicyclanil.

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Beef

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EU claims de facto pork quotas

EU wants to send even more cheap pork our way.

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Making more from cull cows

New research is addressing the challenge of how to increase the weight and profitability of cull cows for Northern Territory producers.

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Cost creep to push beef processing offshore

Major economic analysis shows Australia's processing costs per head more than twice Brazil's.

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Three young leaders up for major agribusiness award

2019 Zanda McDonald Award finalists named.

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Dairy

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Controversial topics on agenda at Aust Dairy Conference

Australia’s dairy industry is set to tackle some of the biggest issues facing the sector head-on at the Australian Dairy Conference in Canberra next February 19-21.

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Aussie cheese addiction

Cheesemonger Anthony Femia says consumers in the United States can't get enough of Australian style marinated cheese.

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Feed prices put pressure put on dairy operation

FEED costs have risen to “stupid” prices in recent months, creating increased stress to the bottom line of Adelaide Hills dairyfarmer Rick Gladigau.

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Dairy outlook predicts drop in production

NATIONAL dairy production is forecast to reach its lowest figure in more than two decades but SA production may not be hit so hard.

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Farmers forced to repay Farm Household Allowance

They are battling drought and unsustainable milk prices but to further rub salt into the wound now dairy farmers are being forced to repay the government’s Farm Household Allowance.

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Agribusiness

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Saudi tender, US estimates dominate news | Grain Brokers Australia

A Saudi Arabian barley tender the USDA's supply and demand estimates dominated grain trading news.

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Incitec expands at Pt Adelaide

INCITEC Pivot Fertilisers is expanding its distribution facilities at Port Adelaide, leasing the nearby MacroFertil site to meet growing demand for bulk and blended fertilisers in SA.

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Global stock lift surprises

The lift in global wheat supplies in the November USDA Report comes as a surprise.

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Rural consumer confidence up but businesses take hit

CONSUMERS living in rural SA have experienced a lift in confidence in the past three months,

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Market Chat – November 12

ANOTHER saleyard record was set last week at Naracoorte. Hear more in Market Chat.

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Taking Stock – November 8

Check out the big news in this week's paper.

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Taking Stock – November 1

CHECK out the news in this week's Stock Journal.

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Multimedia

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Kapunda Rodeo 2018 – GALLERY

A 5000-strong crowd enjoyed the Kapunda Rodeo on Saturday night as competitors from across Australia battled it out in the arena.

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Market Chat – November 12

ANOTHER saleyard record was set last week at Naracoorte. Hear more in Market Chat.

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Bendigo young ewes to $345 as demand turns sticky

Highly polished first-cross young ewes made to a state high so far this season of $345 a head at Bendigo on Friday.

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Flashback Friday – December 2004

Sit back and scroll through moments Stock Journal captured in December 2004.

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Blame it on the rain, says naked farmer

Cootamundra sheep farmer strips down to dance after rain brings new promise.

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Opinion

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Look beyond the dollars and cents on National Ag Day

NFF President Fiona Simson says Australia's farmers are motivated to leave behind stronger communities, healthier environments and a more sustained world.

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With high grain prices, should you sell now or defer into next year?

High grain prices will yield decent profits for producers this year but it might be worth holding off until next year to sell.

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Why should we remember the Great War?

I do think the war was a tragedy, even aside from the suffering and death it imposed.

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Property

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Cowarrie to be auctioned on December 12 | Video

The standout Southbrook proporty Cowarrie will be auctioned by Colliers International on December 12.

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Property sales fire despite poor season

Property sales continued to fire in 2018 despite a generally poor season.

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Grand View makes $1.75 million

Northern Tablelands property Grand View has sold at auction for $1.75 million.

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Cambridge Downs sold at auction

The Surat farming and grazing property Cambridge Downs sold under the hammer for $3.95 million.

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Machinery

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Breakthrough for Sky Muster

NBN Co have launched Sky Muster Plus

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Ag education summit looks to the future

AgKowledge the Future Summit to launch at Brisbane GFIA in Focus 2018

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Expanding into the Central West

O'Connors purchase four Case IH dealerships

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Grain peak body sells digital ag platform

GrainGrowers divests precision ag software ProductionWise

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In the tractor state of origin, NSW doing it tough

The Tractor and Machinery Association (TMA) October sales figures have been released.

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Protected cropping could drought proof agriculture

GFIA In Focus Brisbane focus on sustainable growth

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Farming with dual accuracy

Ag leader launch GPS 7500 with SteerCommand and DualTrac

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Measure crop growth from the sky

Agworld has integrated PCT Satamaps vegetative index into its farm management software

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